Jane Groenewegen

Thank you. In an effort to identify people who might be willing to fill positions vacant or otherwise in regional centres, in my Member’s statement I mentioned an idea of perhaps surveying people who might be interested in relocating, because my sense is that there is a bit of a mindset that that’s not the direction you want to go. But I want to tell you that I can’t even tell you the number of people who come to Hay River for business, perhaps with the government, perhaps with private sector and look at our amenities, look at our housing prices, look at the community, the lake, the river, the...

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Motion is on the floor. Motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Next I have Mr. Bouchard.

Agreed. Thank you. Now we will go to clauses 49 to 61. Any questions? Comments?

---Clause 49 to 61 inclusive approved

Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In follow-up to my Member’s statement on the Regional Recruitment Program and the good efforts of the Department of Human Resources to look at opportunities for filling vacant positions in regional centres, I do have a few questions.

In the same statement or press release that Minister Abernethy put out, it says that the Department of Human Resources will provide support to managers through a new decentralized, regional recruitment officer position. Could we have that in Hay River, please?

Thank you. Clauses 16 to 25.

---Clause 16 to 25 inclusive approved

Thank you. Clauses 142 to 167.

---Clause 142 to 167 inclusive approved

Thank you, Mr. Blake. Mr. Menicoche.